Description
This important book, written by recognized leaders in their fields, discusses agricultural dimensions of global climate change. Research and policy issues are covered and a multidisciplinary view of global climate change and agriculture is presented. Major sections cover the contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (including an investigation as to whether monitoring and verification of such emissions would work) and the impact of global climate change on agriculture. The book examines such important issues as global food availability, distributional effects between developing and developed countries, agricultural adaptation possibilities, and whether CO2 enrichment will benefit agriculture. A unique feature of this publication is that it addresses communication difficulties between researchers and policy makers and suggests solutions.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Nature of the Problem 2. Is Climate Change Occurring? Evidence from the Instrumental Record, 3. Some Issues in Detecting Climate Change Induced by Greenhouse Gases Using General Circulation Models, 4. Current Climate and Population Constraints on World Agriculture, 5. Potential Impacts of Climate Change on World Food Supply: A Summary of a Recent International Study, 6. Impacts of Climate Change on the Agriculture and Economy of the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas (MINK) Region, 7. Adaptation to Global Climate Change at the Farm Level, 8. Carbon Dioxide Effects on Plants: Uncertainties and Implications for Modeling Crop Response to Climate Change, 9. Distributional Effects of Global Warming and Emissions Abatement, 10. After Rio: The Status of Climate Change Negotiations, 11. Four Questions of Justice, 12. Status and Issues Concerning Agricultural Emissions of Greenhouse Gases 13. Agricultural Emissions of Greenhouse Gases: Monitoring and Verification, 14. Bridging the Gap between Policymakers and Academics, 15. Communications between Decision Makers and Researchers: An Overview of the Joint Climate Project
